- Sopater (disambiguation)
Sopater (so'-pa-ter, sop'-a-terref|1 (gr Σωπατρoς; Sopatros, "saviour of his father"ref|2, Easton's reads "The father who saves"ref|3, Holman's reads “sound parentage”ref|4) was the son of Pyrhusref|4, may be:
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Sopater , New Testament figure
*Sopater (poet) , author of at least 12 books of "Eclogae" (Eclogues)
*Sopater of Apamea sophist of the 4th century who suffered death at Constantinople on a charge of binding the winds by magic, because the corn-ships of Egypt and Syria were delayed.References
#Note|1Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. [http://www.studylight.org/enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T8296 Sopater] . "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915. Retrieved
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#Note|2Thayer, & Smith, (nd). [http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=4986 Sopatros] . "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". RetrievedDecember 9 ,2005
#Note|3Easton, M.G. (1897). [http://www.studylight.org/dic/ebd/view.cgi?number=T3481 Sopater] . "Easton's Bible Dictionary". RetrievedDecember 9 ,2005
#Note|4 [http://www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T5964 Sopater] . (1991). Eds. Trent C. Butler. "Holman Bible Dictionary"RetrievedDecember 9 ,2005
#Note|5 "The Golden Bough" Sir James Frazer
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